29/12/2023
Updated : Appendix 5 invite to Stage 1 or Stage 2 Attendance Review meeting Type : Document
28/12/2023
Updated : Procedure for the administration of blood components and management of transfusion reactions Type : Document Updated : Procedure for the administration of blood components and management of transfusion reactions Type : Document Updated : Emergency Management of Red Cell and Platelet Shortages Type : Document
27/12/2023
Updated : Concerns and Complaints Policy and Procedure Type : Document Updated : Guidelines for preoperative pregnancy testing in women of childbearing age Type : Document Updated : Respiratory Assessment and Examination Competency Type : Document Updated : Nurse Led Pre-operative Assessment Competency Type : Document Updated : Cardiac Assessment and Examination Competency Type : Document Updated : Assessment of Core Competencies for identification of the difficult airway Type : Document Updated : Pre-operative Surgery Blood Ordering Schedule Type : Document Updated : Peri-operative oral anticoagulant bridging Type : Document Updated : Guideline on the Pre-operative Management of Adults for Elective and Scheduled Surgery Presenting with Anaemia Type : Document Updated : Flying and Elective surgery VTE risk guideline Type : Document Updated : Flying and Elective surgery VTE risk guideline Type : Document Updated : Administration of Intravenous Iron for Pre-Operative Patients Type : Document Updated : The Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust Adult Surgical Admission Criteria for Kidderminster Treatment Centre and Birch Day Unit, Alexandra Hospital Type : Document Updated : Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic guidance for the referral of abnormal blood tests Type : Document Updated : Interventional Radiology – pre-operative assessment pathway Type : Document Updated : Preoperative Management of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation Type : Document Updated : Pre-Operative Cardiac assessment and echocardiogram guideline Type : Document Updated : Peri-operative Management of Implanted Cardiac Devices Type : Document Updated : Measurement and Management of Arterial Hypertension before Elective Surgery in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Type : Document Updated : Pre-operative Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Type : Document New Link : Radiotherapy to the Prostate: Side effect information (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Radiotherapy to the Bladder: Side effect information (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Peri-operative Management of Implanted Cardiac Devices Type : Document Updated : Measurement and Management of Arterial Hypertension before Elective Surgery in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Type : Document Updated : Measurement and Management of Arterial Hypertension before Elective Surgery in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Type : Document
22/12/2023
Updated : Trauma Unit Operational Policy Type : Document New Document : Endocrinology Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Hospital Discharge Medicines Service 2022 Type : Document Updated : Surgery for cancer of the stomach (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Surgery for cancer of oesophagus (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Oesophageal stent insertion (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Oesophageal stent insertion (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Information On Managing Ascites In Upper Gastro Intestinal Cancers (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Medicines Policy Type : Document Updated : Information following your endoscopy procedure for suspected cancer (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Information for patients with Lower leg immobilisation (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy to the prostate: Side effect information - WAHT-PI-0085 Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy to the prostate: Side effect information - WAHT-PI-0085 Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy to the bladder: Side effect information - WAHT-PI-0082 Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy to the bladder: Side effect information - WAHT-PI-0082 Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy information for treatment for bone pain (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Radiotherapy Information for Patients Undergoing Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Dietary Advice for patients receiving radiotherapy to the Pelvis (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Advice for patients requiring an eye shield for Radiotherapy treatment (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Varicocele Embolisation (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Ovarian Vein Embolisation (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Uncertain Recovery Plan - A guide for Patients, their Relatives and Carers (Leaflet) Type : Document
21/12/2023
New Link : Postural Hypotension (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Patient Information - Postural Hypotension Type : Document Updated : Patient Information - Postural Hypotension Type : Document Updated : LARYGECTOMY (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Atrioventricular (AV) Node Ablation (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Electrophysiological Study and Atrial Flutter Ablation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Electrophysiological Study and Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Electrophysiological study and atrial flutter ablation (Leaflet) Type : Link
20/12/2023
Updated : Ultrasound Infant Hip Scan Protocol Type : Document Updated : Imaging for Missing or Malpositioned Intra Uterine Contraception (IUCD) Type : Document Updated : Imaging for Missing or Malpositioned Intra Uterine Contraception Devices (IUCD) Type : Document Updated : Imaging for Missing Intra Uterine Contraception Devices (IUCD’s) Type : Document Updated : On Call Policy Type : Document New Document : On Call Policy Type : Document Updated : Nil By Mouth (NBM) and Peri-operative Medicines Use Guideline Type : Document Updated : Management of Organisational Change Policy Type : Document New Link : Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Type : Link
19/12/2023
Updated : How to use Potassium Permanganate solution soaks (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Tolvaptan for the treatment of Adult Poly Cystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Renal Dialysis Unit (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Renal Biopsy (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Anaemia due to chronic kidney disease (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Worcestershire Neonatal Outreach Service (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Welcome to the Neonatal Unit (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Welcome to the Neonatal Unit (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Supporting your baby's development - less than 26 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Supporting your baby's development - 32-36 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Supporting your baby's development - 30-32 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Supporting your baby's development - 28-30 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Supporting your baby's development - 26-28 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Creating a Key Document Toolkit Type : Additional Document Updated : Creating a Key Document Toolkit Type : Additional Document Updated : Creating a Key Document Toolkit Type : Additional Document New Link : Supporting your Baby's Development - 26-28 weeks gestation (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Supporting your Baby's Development - 26-28 weeks gestation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Phototherapy at home - for parents/ carers (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Nasogastric (NG) Tubes for Neonates (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Keeping your baby warm at home (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Going Home on Oxygen (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Going home nasogastric tube feeding (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Babies who may be at increased risk of Group B Streptococcus Infection (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Babies who may be at increased risk of Group B Steptococcus Infection (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Going Home after an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Going Home after an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Day Surgery Patient Discharge Information (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Day Surgery Patient Discharge Information (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Having an Operation - Information for patients awaiting surgery at Kidderminster Treatment Centre (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Having an Operation - Information for patients awaiting surgery at Kidderminster Treatment Centre (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Having an Operation - Information for patients awaiting surgery at Kidderminster Treatment Centre (Leaflet) Type : Link
18/12/2023
Updated : Use of veno-venous extra-corporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R, Novalung) in the Critical Care Unit Type : Document Updated : Use of veno-venous extra-corporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R, Novalung) in the Critical Care Unit Type : Document Updated : Passy-Muir Speaking Valve (PMSV) Type : Document Updated : Guidelines for Acute Respiratory Failure Type : Document Updated : Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults Type : Document Updated : Critical Care Unit Discharge Policy Type : Document Updated : Critical Care Unit Discharge Policy Type : Document Updated : Critical Care Unit Discharge Policy Type : Document Updated : Critical Care Unit Admission Guidelines Type : Document Updated : Sleeve Gastrectomy - Information Pack (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Gastric Bypass (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Gastric Bypass Type : Document Updated : ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Pre-eclampsia and significant hypertension in pregnancy (Management of) Type : Document Updated : ADULT MINI-TRACHEOSTOMY (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : LARYGECTOMY (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : LARYGECTOMY (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Nurse Led Discharge of Patients Attending Ward One and Day Surgery at Kidderminster Treatment Centre Type : Document
15/12/2023
Updated : Knee Arthroscopy (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Knee Arthroscopy (Leaflet) Type : Link
14/12/2023
Updated : Preceptorship Policy for Nurses, Midwives’ Allied Health Professionals and Nurse Associates Type : Document Updated : Vista Cervical Collar User Information Leaflet Type : Document Updated : Delivering Same Sex Accommodation Policy Type : Document Updated : Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) Type : Document Updated : Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) Type : Document Updated : Perineal Tears and Repairs Type : Document Updated : Manual Removal of Placenta Type : Document Updated : Manual Removal of Placenta Type : Document Updated : Emergency Department – Dissociative Sedation With Ketamine WAHT-A&E-032 Type : Document
13/12/2023
Updated : Analgesia, Sedation and Management of Delirium in Critically ill Adult Patients Type : Document
07/12/2023
Updated : PIFU Patients with Iritis (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : PIFU Patients with Corneal Disease (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : PIFU Diabetic Eye Disease and Retinal Vascular Occlusion (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Mr Jackson eye lid surgery (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Ethambutol Treatment and the Risk of Optic Nerve Damage (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Pre-operative Management of Antiplatelet Medications Type : Document New Link : Using LTOT (Long term oxygen therapy) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Using AOT (Ambulatory oxygen therapy) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Percutaneous biopsy of pleura (ultrasound guided) (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Indwelling Pleural Catheter (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : How to use and care for the Volumatic spacer (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : How to use and care for the Aerochamber spacer with a mouthpiece (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : How to use and care for the Aerochamber spacer with a mask (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : How to use and care for a vortex spacer with a mouthpiece (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : How to use and care for a vortex spacer with a mask (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Going home from hospital with oxygen (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Blood pleurodesis (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Appendix 3 RTW guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 2 return to work meeting record Type : Document
06/12/2023
Updated : Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening and Management Policy and Meticillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Screening for Pre-Operative Elective Orthopaedic Patients Type : Document Updated : Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening and Management Policy and Meticillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Screening for Pre-Operative Elective Orthopaedic Patients Type : Document New Link : Bleeding after the menopause (Post-menopausal bleeding) - what happens next? (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Endometrial Ablation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Document : Hospital Discharge Medicines Service 2022 Type : Document Updated : Your Sublingual Immunotherapy Treatment (Leaflet) Type : Document New Document : Your Sublingual Immunotherapy Treatment - WAHT-PI-2013 Type : Document
05/12/2023
Updated : Micro-Needling for Treatment of Scars and Burns and Removal of Radiotherapy Marker Tattoos (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Semi-Permanent Micropigmentation for Camouflage of Scars, Burns and Skin Grafts and/or Nipple/Areola Restoration (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Supported Home-Based Exercise Programme Diary (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Supported Home-Based Exercise Programme for Intermittent Claudication (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Bariatric Surgery-What I need to know (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Discharge Post Bariatric Surgery (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Delirium (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Colonoscopy bowel preparation Instructions for Senna tablets and two sachets of Citrafleet® (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Being Open and the Duty of Candour (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Release of Excess Tension in the Vocal Tract (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Ingressive Phonation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Exercises for Bowed Vocal Cords (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Shoulder and Neck Relaxation Exercises (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Mindful Exercises (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Abdominal Breathing Practice (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Swallowing Exercises (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Swallowing Strategies (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Swallow Strategies (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Dysarthria (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Aphasia (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Respiratory Dysphagia (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : What is Videofluoroscopy? (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Radiotherapy: SWALLOW AND LYMPHOEDEMA EXCERCISES (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Radiotherapy: SWALLOW AND LYMPHOEDEMA EXCERCISES (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Radiotherapy: SWALLOW AND LYMPHOEDEMA EXCERCISES (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Guideline for Neurological Prognostication after Hypoxic Encephalopathy Type : Document
01/12/2023
New Link : Repair of an Umbilical Hernia (Child) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Prepucioplasty (Child) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Prepuceplasty (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Orchidopexy (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Myringotomy and Grommets (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Inguinal Herniotomy/Hydrocoele Ligation (Child) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Hydrocele (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Eye Surgery (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Dental Extractions Advice (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Circumcision (Child) (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Adenoidectomy (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Unexplained Injuries in Children less than 2 years of age (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Nasogastric (NG) Tubes for Paediatrics (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Oral Rehydration Salts (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Discharge Advice for Parents (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Chaperones and Children (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Young Person’s Information What’s the difference between the Paediatric and the Adult Diabetes Service? (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Young Person’s Information What’s the difference between the Paediatric and the Adult Diabetes Service? (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Young Person’s Information Negotiating independence (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Young Person’s Information Negotiating independence (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Young Person’s Information Emotional Wellbeing Support in Adulthood (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Young Person’s Information Emotional Wellbeing Support in Adulthood (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Parent Information Transition to adult diabetes service: What’s it all about? (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Parent Information Transition to adult diabetes service: What’s it all about? (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Parent Information Encouraging independence in your son or daughter (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Parent Information Encouraging independence in your son or daughter (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Worcestershire Diabetes Service - Moving Up to Adult Service Wyre Forest (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Worcestershire Diabetes Service - Moving Up to Adult Service Wyre Forest (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Worcestershire Diabetes Service - Moving Up to Adult Service Worcester (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Worcestershire Diabetes Service - Moving Up to Adult Service Worcester (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Smoking and Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Smoking and Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Moving Up to Adult Service - Redditch and Bromsgrove (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Moving Up to Adult Service - Redditch and Bromsgrove (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Leaving Home (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Leaving Home (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Exams and Stress (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Exams and Stress (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Driving (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Driving (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Diabetes and Careers (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Diabetes and Careers (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - What happens on Clinic Days (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - What happens on Clinic Days (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Wearing Identification (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Wearing Identification (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Travel Advice (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Travel Advice (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Illness and Diabetes using Pump Therapy (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Illness and Diabetes using Multiple Daily Insulin Injections (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Illness and Diabetes using Multiple Daily Insulin Injections (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - HbA1c (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Footcare (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Footcare (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Flu Vaccine (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Flu Vaccine (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Disability Living Allowance (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Disability Living Allowance (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Complications of Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Complications of Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Annual Review (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Annual Review (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes – Worcestershire Paediatric Diabetes Service (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - What is Type 1 Diabetes? (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Receiving a Good Service from your Paediatric Diabetes Team (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Receiving a Good Service from your Paediatric Diabetes Team (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Insulin Injections (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Insulin Injections (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - How I Look After my Diabetes at School (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - How I Look After my Diabetes at School (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Paediatric Diabetes - Healthy Eating (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Disposal of Sharps (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Disposal of Sharps (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Blood Glucose Monitoring (Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Paediatric Diabetes - Blood Glucose Monitoring (Leaflet) Type : Document New Link : Paediatric Clinical Psychology and Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Initial Dietary Advice for Children and Young people with Diabetes (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Hypoglycaemia - Initial Advice on How to treat Low Blood Glucose Levels (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Dietary Management Snacks (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Dietary Advice for Children and Young People with Diabetes - Household Measures (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Dietary Advice for Children and Young People with Diabetes - Carbohydrate Estimation (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Carbohydrate Counting Reference Tables (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Carbohydrate Counting and Insulin Dose Adjustment (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Blood Monitoring and Carbohydrate Diary (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Healthy weight advice (Leaflet) Type : Link